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LBJ Takes Over
Background
- Former teacher
- Saw poverty first hand
- Egotistical
- Former Senate Majority Leader
- Very well known in Washington
The Crudest
LBJ
- Used his size to intimidate people
- Put people in uncomfortable situations
- Twisted arms
- Master of persuasion / coercion
Most Successful
As President
- One of the most legislatively successful presidents
- Master politician who knew how to pass bills
- Wanted to end poverty
- Started the War on Poverty
- Domestic program: The Great Society
The Great Society
- The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment.